How Clayton Richard's Sacrifice Hits Compares to Similar Players

Clayton Richard totaled 38 career Sacrifice Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 17.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Sacrifice Hits season came in 2008, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.6 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 8, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.0 that year. The Sacrifice Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Sacrifice Hits total went from 6 in 2017 to 5 in 2018 and 0 in 2019, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Sacrifice Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 8 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Clayton Richard Lifetime Sacrifice Hits

Stats similar to Sacrifice Hits for Clayton Richard
Clayton Richard
Sacrifice Hits
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Season Avg.3.45
162 Game Avg.22.39
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Clayton Richard Sacrifice Hits Per Season

Clayton Richard's Sacrifice Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Clayton Richard Sacrifice Hits per season line chart

Clayton Richard Sacrifice Hits by Team

Clayton Richard's career Sacrifice Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Clayton Richard career Sacrifice Hits by team bar chart

Clayton Richard Cumulative Sacrifice Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Clayton Richard's career Sacrifice Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Clayton Richard Sacrifice Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Clayton Richard Sacrifice Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Clayton Richard's seasonal Sacrifice Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Clayton Richard Sacrifice Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Clayton Richard Sacrifice Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Clayton Richard's MLB career with Sacrifice Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Clayton Richard Sacrifice Hits season-by-season breakdown table